Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt: Bundesliga Action on Match-day 21

This Saturday sees Stuttgart go head to head with Frankfurt at the Mercedes Benz Arena – Kick-off 3:30pm GMT.

Frankfurt currently sit in ninth place as they travel to seventeenth placed Stuttgart.

Struggling Stuttgart, welcome fancied their opponents this Saturday

Whilst Stuttgart need a positive result from this fixture, they cannot afford to throw caution to the wind. Another successive defeat for The Reds after losing against SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig would represent a worrying sign of where they are just now.

Also, Pellegrino Matarazzo may ponder the reasons why his Stuttgart team are struggling at the bottom of the table this season. But seven defeats out of the last 11 meetings, should be all the analysis that he really needs. Now they have 4 matches won, 10 games lost and 6 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in seventeenth place, with a total of 18 points having won four matches, drawn six meetings, and lost 10 fixtures.

Playing at home, Stuttgart have won three games, drawn two meetings, and lost five matches.

A victory for Stuttgart would put them on 21 points.

Stuttgart are missing four players through injury or illness. This will affect Pellegrino Matarazzo’s selection choices significantly.

With the Bundesliga season well into its stride, Eintracht Frankfurt have managed to gain 28 points

Frankfurt will be eager to return to some kind of winning form, having lost their last game to Arminia Bielefeld, which itself followed a draw to Augsburg, this fixture could be the opportunity.

Also, Frankfurt keep finding ways to win, having secured six victories in their last 10 fixtures is astonishing this season. Their position is ninth in the League and they have 28 points, that is, 7W, 6L and 7D having won seven meetings, drawn seven fixtures, and lost six matches.

Frankfurt’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Stuttgart. In the 10 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four games, drawn three meetings, and lost three meetings.

Winning this fixture will see Eintracht Frankfurt on 31 points.

Good Attacking Performance

This has been a good season so far for Frankfurt, in terms of goals scored (30). Their stand out attacking players have been Rafael Borre (6), Jesper Lindstrom (4), and Filip Kostic (3). Frankfurt have a poor defensive record so far, having conceded 30 goals in their previous games.

Oliver Glasner could be missing up to four of their players through injury or illness for the game on Saturday.

Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels These two teams have met on 43 occasions, in whichStuttgart have enjoyed 20 victories and 12 draws. Also, the two teams have drawn five of the last nine fixtures played between them. Their most recent encounter in this competition was September 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Other standout players for Stuttgart are Konstantinos Mavropanos and Omar Marmoush with four goals both and for Frankfurt are Jesper Lindstrom and Filip Kostic with four goals and three goals respectively.